Ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic with surface modifications and method of fabrication

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• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 1, wherein the inner perimeter circumscribes the interior light transmitting portion;
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• wherein the interior light transmitting portion is an aperture or a portion of optically transparent material.

3:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 2, wherein a diameter of the interior light transmitting portion is between about 0.05 mm and 3 mm.

4:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 3, wherein the inner perimeter extends between an anterior surface and a posterior surface of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic.

5:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 4, wherein a length of the inner perimeter, as measured between the anterior surface and the posterior surface, is between about 0.05 mm and 1 mm.

6:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 4, wherein the inner perimeter slopes from the anterior surface to the posterior surface.

7:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 4, wherein the inner perimeter includes a curvature.

8:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 7, wherein the inner perimeter is convex or concave with respect to the interior light transmitting portion.

9:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 1, wherein the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic comprises one or more surface modifications on or proximate to the inner perimeter, the one or more surface modifications including one or more colors, one or more patterns of shapes, one or more surface topographies, one or more opacity gradients, or any combination thereof.

10:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 9, wherein the surface modifications are between about 0.1 μm to 1000 μm in their largest dimension.

11:

• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 1, wherein the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic is insertable into an eye through an incision no greater than 3 mm in the largest dimension of the incision;
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• wherein the largest dimension is the length between two opposing ends of the incision.

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• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 11, wherein the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic is flexible, foldable, or both;
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• wherein the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic is rollable into a roll having a major diameter no greater than 3 mm.

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• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 1, wherein the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic further comprises one or more haptics, which are configured to prevent the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic from moving or rotating within an eye;
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• wherein the one or more haptics are elongate projections that extend radially from an outer perimeter of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic.

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• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 1, wherein an anterior surface of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic is convex, and a posterior surface of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic is concave;
• or both the anterior surface of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic and the posterior surface of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic are generally planar.

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• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic, as measured between the anterior surface and the posterior surface, is between about 0.05 mm and 0.8 mm.

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• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 15, wherein the thickness is generally uniform, varies radially from the inner perimeter to the outer perimeter, or both.

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• The ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic according to claim 1, wherein the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic further comprises an outer perimeter that is radially distanced from the inner perimeter.

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• The method according to claim 18, wherein the method comprises fabricating surface modifications on the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic substrate concurrent with performing material addition and/or material removal to realize the final dimensions of the ophthalmic pinhole prosthetic.

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• The method according to claim 19, wherein the surface modifications include one or more colors, one or more patterns of shapes, one or more surface topographies, one or more opacity gradients, or any combination thereof;
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• wherein the one or more surface modifications are located on or proximate to the inner perimeter.